The importance of practical activities for high school students in the formation of specific geography skills

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the questionnaire on the achievement of Geography-specific skills in high school students by means of practical activities. It also highlights the need to address these activities during all classes of Geography so that theoretical knowledge should be strengthen and deepen. Because the practical activities have an important role in the instructive-educational process, in the complex relationships within the geosystem and essential for understanding the object of study of this school discipline, the methodological basis of the research is based on the qualitative answers of the respondents that give us reasons to highlight the impact elements on the selection of the use of practical activities in teaching geography. The research method is the online questionnaire adjusted to the potential of students, and the main conclusion is the essential role of these activities. This role is to attract and stimulate students to actively participate in the accumulation and understanding of new geographical knowledge.